The Week Ahead….Race Relations Forum in Hill East

The Week Ahead….Race Relations Forum in Hill East

by Larry Janezich

Race Relations Forum in Hill East

On Saturday, September 12, at 12:00 noon, Liberty Baptist Church will host a forum on race relations in our community.  According to the Rev. Anthony E. Owens, M.Div., Councilmember Charles Allen will attend, and panelists will include ANC6B10 Commissioner Denise Krepp; Professor F. Douglas Powe, Wesley Theological Seminary of Washington, DC; and Kelly Matthews, Capitol Hill business owner.  Rev. Owens requests those who wish to attend call or email the Church (202-543-7894 and libertybaptistchurchdc@verizon.net).  The Church is located at 527 Kentucky Avenue, S.E.

The Week Ahead….

Monday, September 7

Labor Day.  No trash/recycling pick up.  Pickups get bumped one day to Tuesday and Friday.

Tuesday, September 8

1. ANC6B meets at 7:00pm in Hill Center.

Among items on the agenda:

Barracks Row Main Street, Support for Public Art Building Communities Grant for two sculptures on Eastern Market Metro Plaza.  (Consent Calendar)

2. PSA 104 meets at 7:00pm at Ludlow Taylor Elementary School, 659 7th Street, NE.

Agenda:

Introduction to PSA 104

PSA 104 Crime Statistician Mattioli’s Crime Report and Statistics

Presentation by Narcotics and Special Investigations Division and Prostitution Unit Commander

Open discussion with Police and Community

3. Capitol Hill Restoration Society Historic Preservation Committee meets at 6:30pm, Kirby House, 420 10^th Street, SE.

Wednesday, September 10

1. (ANC6C will meet on Thursday. See below.)

Thursday, September 10

1. ANC6A meets at 7:00pm at Miner Elementary, 601 Fifteenth Street, NE

Among items on the agenda:

Update from Mayor Bowser’s Office

Education Forum – Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen, Ward 6 State Board of Education Member Joe Weedon and representatives from local public schools (principals and parent leaders from our community schools, including Eliot-Hine, Maury, Miner, SWS, Ludlow-Taylor, and Eastern) will be present to participate in this community conversation.

Also:

Recommendation: ANC 6A support the request by Kitty’s Saloon, 1208 H Street NE, to seek a summer garden and entertainment endorsement, provided the hours of operation end at 11:00 pm on weeknights, and 12:00 am on weekends.

Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter of support for Vendetta’s public space application provided the owners agree to adhere to the following conditions: no changes to the hours when the front windows are open, no changes to the current settlement agreement, maintenance of the adjacent tree box, and no placement of an umbrella over the table’

Recommendation: ANC 6A support the plan to convert the parking area located in the middle of the square bound by Fifteenth Street NE, C Street NE, Sixteenth Street NE, and D Street NE, into a community garden.

2. ANC6C meets at 7:00pm, Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE.

Among items on the agenda:

Presentation:  Planned Parenthood—Diane Conocchioli, community concerns

Presentation:  Mayor’s office, first six months—Frank Maduro

Also:

New Tavern liquor license for Sugar Factory, 50 Massachusetts Avenue, NE.

New Restaurant liquor license for Alibi, 237 Second Street, NE.

3. Capitol Hill Restoration Society Zoning Committee meets at 7:30pm, Kirby House, 420 10^th Street, SE.

Saturday, September 12

1. Forum on Race Relations – Liberty Baptist Church (see above).